In a bunch of ways, there is no real percentage in remembering what things were actually like during the worst years of the COVID-19 pandemic. Beyond all the uncertainty and suffering and death, there is just not a lot to hang your hat on. It was, in the manner of
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Credit...Illustration by John Provencher Times Exclusive Inside the 81-year-old billionaire’s risky, debt-fueled scramble to transform his data empire into an A.I. juggernaut. Credit...Illustration by John
Photo by iSawRed on Unsplash I had a great-uncle who was a “human calculator”. It’s an odd, rare ability that allows people to multiply large numbers quickly in their heads. I remember using a hand calculator and seeing if my uncle could get it right without a tool faster than
Letter from Beijing Beijing is competing with the U.S. for tech supremacy. Who wins will have huge political implications. August 3, 2026 As Donald Trump has cut research funds, China has pursued what one investor calls an “all-hands-on-deck approach to national innovation.”Illustration by Cleon Peterson Kai-Fu Lee, the C.E.O. of
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Sparrows were cheeping as the sun set over a field of tall yellow sunflowers when a moped-like growl suddenly disturbed the evening calm. The noise rose, dipped, and rose again. Lt Col Ray – a Ukrainian commander with the 414th aviation brigade – took cover in a leafy ditch. Seconds
Your smartphone photos can look way better. If you’re willing to put in a little extra work, use third party apps, and spend a bit of time editing, it’s possible to take photos that — under the right circumstances — can rival those from dedicated digital cameras. I post a
WASHINGTON—Almost every night in the White House, President Trump calls his fundraiser, Meredith O’Rourke, for an update. Trump asks O’Rourke which companies and donors have cut checks and which haven’t, and for how much. He often asks her to make much larger financial requests than she was planning—for some donors
Late last year, I walked roughly a mile from downtown Seattle to the working-class neighborhood of Little Saigon and came upon a montage of human despair. An open-air drug market stretched along the intersection of 12th and Jackson: about 250 people, many smoking fentanyl or bent over in the thrall
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The refurbished railway station in London I entered last week had none of the usual signs of being a tattoo studio. The walls were devoid of any art, and there were no reclining chairs or massage tables in the room. The only tattoo gun on the premises sat in a
Ben Broca launched a company last December that offers AI tools to entrepreneurs. He’s already added 10,000 paying customers and is on track to bring in $10 million in revenue this year. One thing he hasn’t added: any other employees. The 40-year-old is part of a class of entrepreneurs who
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. President Trump has mused about being the most powerful man in history. He has started wars and remade his nation’s economic and strategic relationships with the world. He has demanded, and largely received,
OpenAI said Tuesday that the rogue AI agent that breached Hugging Face’s platform also hacked multiple third-party accounts and services as part of the attack. It's now clear that the unprecedented security incident, which arose during an internal test of OpenAI’s latest AI models, was more extensive than the company
The Odyssey directed by Christopher Nolan. Christopher Nolan’s $250 million action movie version of Homer’s ancient Greek poem is an entertaining way to hide from the high temperatures for a few hours. Nolan’s trademark jumps and twists in the narrative structure are relatively easy to follow, and appropriate for The
You have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. News Analysis A president who thought there were no limits to his power has discovered several, leaving him more frustrated and erratic. Listen · 10:29
An investigation into what people think about has put the spotlight on the modern mind, revealing thoughts dominated by work, the need for coffee and a strong desire to go back to bed. It also found evidence for four distinct groups of thinkers who spend more time than most either
This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. A little more than 20 years ago, Esther Perel was not yet an author or a podcast host. She was definitely not a household name. She was simply a psychotherapist with an observation:
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